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D-Index
76
Citations
23323
World Ranking
506
National Ranking
154

Judith K. Brown publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Judith K. Brown sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 316 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Judith K. Brown D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Judith K. Brown sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Judith K. Brown is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant concentration in Plant Science, Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, and Horticulture.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy

Recent publications by Judith K. Brown reflect a diversity of topics and research venues. Selected titles include:

  • 2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales (2021, Archives of Virology)
  • Exploiting somatic piRNAs in Bemisia tabaci enables novel gene silencing through RNA feeding (2020, Life Science Alliance)
  • A Complex of Badnavirus Species Infecting Cacao Reveals Mixed Infections, Extensive Genomic Variability, and Interspecific Recombination (2020, Viruses)
  • Association between algal productivity and phycosphere composition in an outdoor Chlorella sorokiniana reactor based on multiple longitudinal analyses (2020, Microbial Biotechnology)
  • Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus US Genomes Comprise Divergent Subpopulations and Harbor Extensive Variability (2021, Viruses)

They frequently publish in the following venues:

  • Viruses
  • Archives of Virology
  • Plant Disease
  • Preprints.org
  • Insects

Judith K. Brown collaborates regularly with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Jorge R. Paredes-Montero
  • Muhammad Aleem Ashraf
  • Naitong Yu
  • Raphael O. Adegbola
  • Roberto Ramos-Sobrinho

Best Publications

  • The sweetpotato or silverleaf whiteflies: biotypes of Bemisia tabaci or a species complex?

    J. K. Brown;D. R. Frohlich;D. R. Frohlich;R. C. Rosell

  • Geminivirus strain demarcation and nomenclature

    C. M. Fauquet;R. W. Briddon;J. K. Brown;E. Moriones

  • Revision of Begomovirus taxonomy based on pairwise sequence comparisons

    Judith K. Brown;F. Murilo Zerbini;Jesús Navas-Castillo;Enrique Moriones

  • A phylogeographical analysis of the bemisia tabaci species complex based on mitochondrial DNA markers

    D. R. Frohlich;I. Torres-Jerez;I. D. Bedford;P. G. Markham

  • Geminivirus transmission and biological characterisation of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotypes from different geographic regions.

    I D Bedford;R W Briddon;J K Brown;R C Rosell

  • Three cadherin alleles associated with resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in pink bollworm

    Shai Morin;Robert W. Biggs;Mark S. Sisterson;Laura Shriver

  • Diversity of DNA β, a satellite molecule associated with some monopartite begomoviruses

    Rob W Briddon;Simon E Bull;Imran Amin;Ali M Idris

  • Whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses and associated disorders in the Americas and the Caribbean Basin.

    J. K. Brown;J. Bird

  • Revision of taxonomic criteria for species demarcation in the family Geminiviridae, and an updated list of begomovirus species.

    Claude M. Fauquet;D. M. Bisaro;R. W. Briddon;J. K. Brown

  • Detection of subgroup III geminivirus isolates in leaf extracts by degenerate primers and polymerase chain reaction.

    S. D. Wyatt;J. K. Brown

  • Variation in biological characteristics and esterase patterns among populations of Bemisia tabaci, and the association of one population with silverleaf symptom induction

    H. S. Costa;J. K. Brown

  • Genome sequencing of the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci MED/Q

    Wen Xie;Chunhai Chen;Zezhong Yang;Litao Guo

  • The draft genome of whitefly Bemisia tabaci MEAM1, a global crop pest, provides novel insights into virus transmission, host adaptation, and insecticide resistance

    Wenbo Chen;Daniel K. Hasegawa;Daniel K. Hasegawa;Navneet Kaur;Adi Kliot

  • A newly discovered bacterium associated with parthenogenesis and a change in host selection behavior in parasitoid wasps

    E. Zchori-Fein;Y. Gottlieb;S. E. Kelly;J. K. Brown

  • THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EXOTIC Q BIOTYPE OF BEMISIA TABACI FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION INTO CHINA ON ORNAMENTAL CROPS

    Dong Chu;You Jun Zhang;Judith K. Brown;Bin Cong

  • Establishment of three new genera in the family Geminiviridae: Becurtovirus, Eragrovirus and Turncurtovirus

    Arvind Varsani;Arvind Varsani;Arvind Varsani;Jesús Navas-Castillo;Enrique Moriones;Cecilia Hernández-Zepeda

  • A genome-wide pairwise-identity-based proposal for the classification of viruses in the genus Mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae)

    Brejnev Muhire;Darren P. Martin;Judith K. Brown;Jesús Navas-Castillo

  • Recommendations for the classification and nomenclature of the DNA-β satellites of begomoviruses

    R. W. Briddon;J. K. Brown;E. Moriones;J. Stanley

  • Evidence that the caterpillar salivary enzyme glucose oxidase provides herbivore offense in solanaceous plants

    Richard O. Musser;Don F. Cipollini;Sue M. Hum-Musser;Spencer A. Williams

  • Whitefly transmission of plant viruses

    Judith K Brown;Henryk Czosnek

  • Molecular markers for the identification and global tracking of whitefly vector-Begomovirus complexes.

    J.K. Brown

  • Taxonomy, molecular systematics, and gene flow in the Bemisia tabaci complex and Bemisia relatives

    Judith K. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob W. Briddon
Rob W. Briddon National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University
James P. Legg
James P. Legg International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Peter G. Markham
Peter G. Markham John Innes Centre
Claude M. Fauquet
Claude M. Fauquet Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Henryk Czosnek
Henryk Czosnek Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Enrique Moriones
Enrique Moriones Spanish National Research Council
Youjun Zhang
Youjun Zhang Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Shahid Mansoor
Shahid Mansoor University of Karachi
Carol Soderlund
Carol Soderlund University of Arizona

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